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SAGE Publications Inc The Work-Family Interface An Introduction 2013 Edition by Stephen A. Sweet
Students and researchers in family studies, family policy and the sociology of the family Table of contents :- The Origins of Contemporary Work-Family DilemmasWhen Work Separated from Family: The Household Economy Transitions to theIndustrial EconomyWhen Family and Work Were Defined as Separate Spheres: The Husband/Breadwinner-Wife/Homemaker EconomyWhere We Are Now: Most Every Adult Should Work Outside the HomeSummaryUseful ConceptsIssues to PonderMini ProjectThe Diversity of Work, Family, and Work-Family ArrangementsDiverse Values and PreferencesDiverse EmploymentDiverse FamiliesSummaryUseful ConceptsIssues to PonderMini ProjectIndividual and Family Frontiers: Personal Responses to Strained SchedulesDominant Culture Metaphors of Connecting Work and FamilyWork-Family Conflict, Spillover, and SegmentationHow Individuals and Families Respond to Work-Family ConflictSummaryUseful ConceptsIssues to PonderMini ProjectEmployer Frontiers: Organizational Intransigence and Promising PracticesThe Dual Agenda: Establishing Positive Outcomes for Families and EmployersAvailability and Use of Employer Provided Family-Responsive Policies and PracticesThe Process of Organizational Change: Moving From Awareness to ActionRethinking the Scheduling of WorkFlexible Work in Multinational OrganizationsSummaryUseful ConceptsIssues to PonderMini ProjectGlobal Perspectives on the Work-Family Interface: International Comparative Analysis and Transnational RelationshipsInternational Comparative Analysis of Work and Family RelationshipsIntersections of Culture and Policy: National Approaches to Support Care WorkThree Societal Level Approaches to Reconciling Work-Family StrainsFamily Well-Being in International Comparative PerspectiveTransnational ConcernsSummaryUseful ConceptsIssues to PonderMini ProjectThe Work-Family Interface as a National PriorityWhat Governments Can DoMaking the Case and Understanding ResistanceConclusionUseful ConceptsIssues to PonderMini ProjectFurther ExplorationBibliographyAbout the Author